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This message was on the old forum, and I wanted to reply to it, as a matter of general interest…
: i have a “targa” six string solid body/neck thru : i believe its a stereo with a preamp or active pickups. : small toggles with a led light : the finish is a natural (two types of wood) : two humbuckers?,brass nut,and brass neck inlays. : ive been looking for info on this guitar for a long time : can anyone help?————-thanx
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Hello. I used to have 2 Targa guitars (one neck through w/active pickups and one with a bolt on neck w/ passive) which were both stolen from Scarborough ON in 2004. I am interested in replacing them, so if any of you are looking to sell one, please Email me at [email protected]. I got one of them for free (the bolt on) and I paid 50 for the other one (it was in rough shape and I had to baby it a lot to make it work) and I miss them terribly… Here is what I know about these guitars.
– They have NO affiliation with Shane. (Shane Targa is a completely different thing)
– They are Canadian made (this is only an assumption, as every one I’ve ever seen or heard of has been in Canada) Possibly Quebec or Ontario.
– They were a terribly small company that didn’t last past the early 80s.
– They produced 3 different guitar models (that I have seen) and 1 bass model.
– They retailed new for around 50-300 in the 70s and 80s, and usually when you find one still go for about that now (I don’t know where that person got the idea that they were 000…)
– They are rare, but not valueable, or really collectors items as older Gibsons or Fenders are.
– I missed getting one off eBay by a freakin’ week! I’m not happy about that…Anyways, hopefully that helped, and seriously, if any of you would like to part with your Targa, please give me an Email, [email protected] or http://www.myspace.com/strapontools And just for fun, here’s a picture of me playing my beloved (and now stolen) #1
– Brandon
http://www.strapontools.org/images/pictures/2002-10-24/2002-10-24-06.jpg
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[quote=”lee_UK”][quote=”1bassleft”]Hello Brandon, and thanks for taking the time to register and add info to an old thread, much appreciated 8)
Excellent band-name, by the way. I used to see vans in England with the “Strap-On Tools” logo and (seeing as not all my DVDs are rated “U”)
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Ive seen vans with Snap-on-Tools, but not Strap on?[/quote]
Well, the Snap-On tried to sue us a few years back as well, that was really funny… But yeah, our name is a parody of Snap-On… I mean, come on… The joke wrote itself!
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[quote=”1bassleft”]Hello Brandon, and thanks for taking the time to register and add info to an old thread, much appreciated 8)
Excellent band-name, by the way. I used to see vans in England with the “Strap-On Tools” logo and (seeing as not all my DVDs are rated “U”)
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Ive seen vans with Snap-on-Tools, but not Strap on?
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Thanks a lot! I’m pretty happy with my band… We got to play Warped Tour this year, so that was a trip…
To follow up on my Targa hunt… I actually found one recently
That’s me playing the new one at Warped this year… She’s not quite as nice as my old #1 (don’t tell her I said that…) but I still really love the way she plays…
Also… The guy glued to the back o fme makes it MUCH easier to play the two at once… Takes a huge strain off my arms… 😉
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Hello Brandon, and thanks for taking the time to register and add info to an old thread, much appreciated 8)
Excellent band-name, by the way. I used to see vans in England with the “Strap-On Tools” logo and (seeing as not all my DVDs are rated “U”) I thought it would make a good band name. I’ll have a click on your link.
One thing though; I’ve seen double-neck 6+4 strings before, but never one that required a clone guy glued to the back of you to play it. How’d you manage that ❓ 🙂
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